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Cumbria Walks

Cumbria Walks leave you absolutely spoilt for choice. From all day hikes to well known peaks, to fabulous family rambles suitable for toddlers and grandparents.

cumbria-walks

Choosing where to walk can often be agonising! Do you walk an old favourite or try something new? If you are travelling to Cumbria during the peak holiday season then it is often beneficial to walk in the area of your accommodation, so that you spend your vacation on the hills rather than in a jam on the roads. If you are booking a self-catering holiday then why not look for one of the Lake District Cottages that enables you to walk right from the door?

walking-with-children-cumbriaLooking for short walks in the Lake District? Over the past ten years or so our walks have been tailored to younger children. This has been a great opporutnity to take advantage of some of the stunning scenery available from the lower fells. Not all peaks are out of bounds for younger children however, and indeed there is nothing more satisfying to your child than their first peak!

Easy Lake District Walks

Looking for easy Lake District walks. These are some of our family favourites, we hope that you enjoy them too!
Orrest Head
Gummers How
Fairy Steps Walk
Riding Wood Trail and Millwood Trail at Grizedale
Castlerigg Stone Circle


Hiking Cumbria

striding-edge Lucky enough to be planning a hiking Cumbria holiay? So first of all you know that you are going to be spoilt for choice.

Cumbria Weather

Many of our walking decisions rely firmly on one factor...the weather! Cumbria weather can be very unpredictable. To be honest, I don't mind getting wet, as long as it is at the end of the walk, but the older I get the less inclined I am to start off in drizzle nevermind a downpour.

Here is today's weather forecast for Shap, Eastern Cumbria. For a more detailed Cumbria weather forecast use this link to go directly to Weather Underground.
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